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POST- CABINET BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 08, 2021Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 12, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, March 08, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. The National COVID-19 Task Force gave its weekly briefing to the Cabinet where the usual update on statistics with respect to infections, recoveries, and deaths locally, regionally, and internationally was given. Additionally, the Chief Medical Officer gave an update on the number of persons…

San José, 9 March 2021 (IICA). According to Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, rural digital inclusion has become more crucial than ever before to tackle the challenges facing the agricultural sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and to transform productive activity. Digital skills must therefore be developed throughout the rural population, and the sector must be encouraged to adopt and utilize the available technologies and innovations. Minister Mustapha made this statement during the presentation of the study entitled “Digital literacy in rural areas: an indispensable condition to bridge the divide in Latin America and the Caribbean”, developed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 12, 2021 (SKNIS): Notice has been given for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday 18th March 2021, at 10:00 am. The Order Paper and other papers will be disseminated later. The National Assembly will be broadcast live on ZIZ Radio (96 FM) and participating radio stations. It can also be viewed live on TV Channel 5 in St. Kitts and Channel 98 in Nevis. It will also be streamed live at www.zizonline.com Copies of Bills can be found on the website (sknis.gov.kn) of St. Kitts and Nevis…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of National Security met with several government ministries, departments, and agencies to discuss the way forward as it pertains to St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Security Strategy – a document that provides a comprehensive plan for an “all of government approach” to further ensure a safe and secure environment for citizens, residents and visitors.“We have met with the agencies within the Ministry of National Security to go through with them exactly what is required in their approach to actualize this particular document,” said Retired Major General Stewart Saunders, National Security Advisor, during his appearance…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley, met in separate virtual settings recently with some of the Federation’s international allies. The meetings, held from March 2 – 11, 2021, form part of the Ministry’s drive to ensure that restrictions of travel and other exigencies posed by the COVID-19 pandemic do not impede bilateral discussions with cherished international partners. During this period, Minister Brantley met with ambassadors representing the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of France, the Kingdom of The Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, and the European Union.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): One additional case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis bringing the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to 42, reported Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, during the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing on March 10, 2021.“St. Kitts and Nevis would have today (March 10) identified an additional imported case of COVID-19,” she said. “So that brings our total to 42…29 in St. Kitts and 13 in Nevis.”Dr. Laws noted that 24 days have elapsed between identifying the new case. She added that 41…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): There are over 50 medical doctors in the Federation and of that number, more than 90 percent have taken their first dose of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, said the Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Press Briefing on March 10, 2021.Dr. Wilkinson was at the time answering a question posed on how many practicing medical doctors are in the Federation and how many of them have been vaccinated so far.“Every specialist working at the hospital, be it…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): Being involved in community activities through various groups gives young people the chance to apply the skills they already have, can boost their self-confidence and self-esteem, as well as give them a sense of belonging in their communities. As such, the Ministry of National Security is focused on reviving community activities to actively engage young people.“In the next two or three weeks, we are going to start some related engagements in terms of not just all of government but all of the community to do some of what we do in deviant behaviours,”…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (SKNIS): The scope of National Security extends beyond crime and criminal activities as outlined in the National Security Strategy. National Security involves all the threats to a nation, its citizens, the economy, and the institutions and the actions to be taken by the Government of the day and the civil service to mitigate those threats without far-reaching negative effects on the country as a whole.Osmond Petty, Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of National Security, stated, “National Security involves more than just the gangs, although that is a very important part of it. National Security…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 11, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Health’s vaccination programme and public education drive on the COVID-19 vaccine continues this evening (Thursday, March 11) with a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic and Information Session at the St. Paul’s Community Center from 7:00pm. Presentingthis evening will be the Medical Chief of Staff at the JNF General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, who has been one of several at the forefront of the country’s fight against COVID-19; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Delores Stapleton Harris, and District Medical Officer, Dr. Bernicia…